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who's right on the fiscal cliff right now? >> well, i think that -- >> steven gilfoil. >> the consumer isn't paying that much attention to this. the regular american doesn't watch the financial news. he isn't reading the kinds of papers we read. and he's less concerned with this. >> should they be? >> they probably should be, but investors are more concerned with corporate news, with macroeconomic news. the senator made a statement today. you would expect some kind of posturing this week. we're still 30 days out or so. they don't really have to cut a deal yet. they have to look like they're fighting for what they want to fight for, yet please the constituents. they're probably going to put that off for a couple weeks. >> it's the other way around. washington should be paying attention to the consumer and realize how much is the stake here. when you look at the consumer confidence levels able to hold up. when you look at the retail sales numbers pensimentioned by and the idea we've stabilized when it comes to capital spending,
who's right on the fiscal cliff right now? >> well, i think that -- >> steven gilfoil. >> the consumer isn't paying that much attention to this. the regular american doesn't watch the financial news. he isn't reading the kinds of papers we read. and he's less concerned with this. >> should they be? >> they probably should be, but investors are more concerned with corporate news, with macroeconomic news. the senator made a statement today. you would expect some kind...
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talk about the fiscal cliff and politicians talk about the fiscal cliff. we're wondering whether mom and pops at home talk about the fiscal cliff. is a lack of a budget deal actually spooking shoppers out on main street? >> it is. walmart told us 75% of their customers have cite that had they are worried about the fiscal cliff. mandy, you and i were on last week talking about the luxury retailers and we called out saks saying business pre-holiday was particularly weak. what are the people in the stores telling me all week, saying that this is the worst pre-christmas they had seen in over a decade, and part of that was because their consumers are worried about the fiscal cliff, so note to the government. it does matter. >> yeah, but that's, as you say, part of it. laura, what else is going on? it just felt like we were going into a lackluster season here. what happened? >> i mean, there's been some discussion about weather trends as well, but whether or not we go over the fiscal cliff, consumers think next year we'll see higher taxes and lower entitlements.
talk about the fiscal cliff and politicians talk about the fiscal cliff. we're wondering whether mom and pops at home talk about the fiscal cliff. is a lack of a budget deal actually spooking shoppers out on main street? >> it is. walmart told us 75% of their customers have cite that had they are worried about the fiscal cliff. mandy, you and i were on last week talking about the luxury retailers and we called out saks saying business pre-holiday was particularly weak. what are the people...
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all fiscal cliff related or what? fz fiscal cliff relate end again, bernanke, not
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we're asking for solutions to the fiscal cliff. joining me now is alan greenspan, former federal reserve chairman and now with greenspan associates. nice to have you back on the program. >> nice to be here. >> thanks so much for joining us. you have said there's no painless solution to the fiscal cliff here. what do you think the best possible outcome could be? >> the best possible outcome as far as i can see is to take something like simpso/bowles that came out originally and get the issue resolved. i've never seen anything like this. >> you've been around a long time and seen lots of parties fight. >> they always come to go. the difference now is that -- not that there are more differences than unusual. if you go back, there's a lot of data that suggests this is not unusual. what is unusual is the republicans don't speak to the democrats and vice versa? back then, i mean, not that far. >> they went to dipper and went to lunch and discussed issues. >> when i was in the white house, tip o'neill and jerry ford used to be at each oth
we're asking for solutions to the fiscal cliff. joining me now is alan greenspan, former federal reserve chairman and now with greenspan associates. nice to have you back on the program. >> nice to be here. >> thanks so much for joining us. you have said there's no painless solution to the fiscal cliff here. what do you think the best possible outcome could be? >> the best possible outcome as far as i can see is to take something like simpso/bowles that came out originally and...
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is set to go over the fiscal cliff in five days. that means taxes will go up for nearly every american. dramatic spending cuts will kick in. president obama and congress will be back from vacation tomorrow. but will anything get done? >>> plus, wild winter weather sweeping through the country. we'll bring you the latest details on which part of the u.s. could be hit next. cnbc's "worldwide exchange" starts now. >>> and welcome to a special edition of reside worldwide. ross andcle reoff today for boxes day in -- kelly are off today for boxing day. for now, you is us. >> we'll start with a brief check on the markets. energy and metals are trading higher now, wtis up about 55 cents. brent crude up 65 cents. also want to check in on the gold price, as well. gold right now down about slightly under the flat line there, 1,-658. well below the 1,700 mark. the cme globex has been closed for christmas. it's going to reopen at 6:00 a.m. eastern time. that goes for treasuries and the foreign exchange market, as well. >> as for action in the ov
is set to go over the fiscal cliff in five days. that means taxes will go up for nearly every american. dramatic spending cuts will kick in. president obama and congress will be back from vacation tomorrow. but will anything get done? >>> plus, wild winter weather sweeping through the country. we'll bring you the latest details on which part of the u.s. could be hit next. cnbc's "worldwide exchange" starts now. >>> and welcome to a special edition of reside...
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that is the same day that we would go over the fiscal cliff. now the treasury has certain steps they can take to avoid breaching the debt ceiling that will carry the government through february or march, but at the moment in a technical sense treasury secretary geithner is telling the congress we're hitting the debt ceiling at the end of this year which is the part of the, as i mentioned, part of an effort to get congress to step in and act, not only on the fiscal cliff but on the debt ceiling, bill. >> thanks very much for the breaking news. we'll keep monitoring the situation. thanks, john harwood. a look now at financial sector and whether or not you should put your money in the banks. >> 12 months ago there was a lot of buzz about the regionals, but now it's the big banks that have done really, really well. we have the president and ceo at bell rock capital and jeffrey hart. welcome back. >> cassandra, how did we get that wrong, those saying was not a good environment for about the banks, 2012, low interest rates, you know, the low loan dem
that is the same day that we would go over the fiscal cliff. now the treasury has certain steps they can take to avoid breaching the debt ceiling that will carry the government through february or march, but at the moment in a technical sense treasury secretary geithner is telling the congress we're hitting the debt ceiling at the end of this year which is the part of the, as i mentioned, part of an effort to get congress to step in and act, not only on the fiscal cliff but on the debt ceiling,...
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more now on the fiscal cliff. one of the industries with the most at stake in the budget debate is the defense industry. in a meeting today in washington, northrop grumman ceo wes bush with a dire warning. >> it would result in across the board cuts to both defense and nondefense accounts. and the interesting thing about this is the cuts are not tied to any military strategy whatsoever. it is completely disconnected from a perspective of strategy. in essence these would be meat axe taken to our national defense budgets. >> let's go straight to the front lines of the issue. task specializes in systems, engineering and integrate. president and ceo david langstaff is with us, among the defense contractors speaking out today in washington. he joins me now on the telephone. sir, good to have on you the program. thanks for joining us. >> thank you. glad to be with you. >> what's the potential fallout for task if we go over the fiscal cliff. how would you navigate this? >> first, it's just terrible policy to go over the
more now on the fiscal cliff. one of the industries with the most at stake in the budget debate is the defense industry. in a meeting today in washington, northrop grumman ceo wes bush with a dire warning. >> it would result in across the board cuts to both defense and nondefense accounts. and the interesting thing about this is the cuts are not tied to any military strategy whatsoever. it is completely disconnected from a perspective of strategy. in essence these would be meat axe taken...
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we've got this negotiation for the fiscal cliff. if we go over the fiscal cliff, what is the impact to your business? >> well, there would be an impact on consumption, for sure. so when it comes to puma or mainstream brands in america in sports, there will be a for sure some consequences in terms of consumption. but i see that as an investment for the future. so it might be a little bit different from some of other ceos. we have to get over the fiscal cliff. let's not delay the thing. it needs efforts. let's make them short for a better future. i think we should be ready as a corporation, being ready for maybe a year of difficult market, difficult situation in the market because that is a ceiling on our growth in terms of economical growth as to be released. it's really me an investment for the future. >> you're seeing a similar situation in france where we're talking about the possibility of capital gains taxes and dividend taxes going much higher. what will that do to the investor class, to the entrepreneurialism that we're seeing
we've got this negotiation for the fiscal cliff. if we go over the fiscal cliff, what is the impact to your business? >> well, there would be an impact on consumption, for sure. so when it comes to puma or mainstream brands in america in sports, there will be a for sure some consequences in terms of consumption. but i see that as an investment for the future. so it might be a little bit different from some of other ceos. we have to get over the fiscal cliff. let's not delay the thing. it...
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this is why it's the fiscal cliff. they have to put a law in place so that this doesn't happen. >> the most important thing right now, maria, this is a time for leadership. leaders don't set ultimatums. leaders bring together different parties who may have their own ultimatums and find compromise. that's what we're all counting on from the white house. we're counting on that leadership to step forward, make a difference, bring the parties together, and find a compromise. >> all right. you running charles schwab with tens of thousands of investors, as a you just said. you've got to operate your business regardless of what's going on around you. talk to us how you're doing that. are you sitting on the sidelines in terms of pufting money to work, in terms of hiring? what are you going to do knowing you have no idea where your tax rates will be? you have no idea wlosht those spending programs are going to be taken away as well. that will create layoffs. >> yes. well, i think in our business we're been fortunate in that we'
this is why it's the fiscal cliff. they have to put a law in place so that this doesn't happen. >> the most important thing right now, maria, this is a time for leadership. leaders don't set ultimatums. leaders bring together different parties who may have their own ultimatums and find compromise. that's what we're all counting on from the white house. we're counting on that leadership to step forward, make a difference, bring the parties together, and find a compromise. >> all...
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part of the reason they're doing it is because fiscal cliff or no fiscal cliff, taxes are going up next year. >> even since you didn't ask, i say yes also, it is a big problem. >>> let's move on to the twinkie. our yahoo! finance question of the day -- what went wrong at hostess? look at the results. corporate management gets the blame. union problems, 3 out of 5 say that was the problem there with the twinkies. the american anti-fat kick. 9%. they make an outdated product, 12%. what went wrong? >> what happened is that the demand for the product went way down but they couldn't make the kind of concessions on costs meaning labor costs that they needed to. when the demand for your product is falling, you need to cut back. the labor unions weren't flexible to let them really do it. what we ended up with was a morass. if the unions had been more flexible, we could still buy twinkie gate. >> someone donated an autographed painting by salvador dali. instead of selling it on the floor. goodwill is auction is it off. bid something up over $18,000. >> i love anything with a melted clock and lot
part of the reason they're doing it is because fiscal cliff or no fiscal cliff, taxes are going up next year. >> even since you didn't ask, i say yes also, it is a big problem. >>> let's move on to the twinkie. our yahoo! finance question of the day -- what went wrong at hostess? look at the results. corporate management gets the blame. union problems, 3 out of 5 say that was the problem there with the twinkies. the american anti-fat kick. 9%. they make an outdated product, 12%....
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we go off the fiscal cliff. 2013 comes. we go into recession. doesn't that hit corporate earnings, which, of course, has been the best part of this recovery anywhere? >> there's no question about that. i would contend that the market has probably already factored most of that in. when you can buy a number of stocks -- in the hodges small cap fund, we have a number of stocks trading below their growth rate. that's telling you that the market is not expecting good growth. when you can buy stocks that are growing at 20% a year at ten times earnings, that's a good valuation. there are a number of those situations there that we're seeing left and right. >> got to go, guys. >> okay. >> sorry, jeff. you know how that works. you guys on the website, you get unlimited amount of space. just go on. >> tell me editor. >> i know. >> thanks, guys. see you soon. let's get over to jackie deangelis with a quick market flash. >> hey, there. watching shares of super value tanking on a headline that talks have stalled. reportedly struggling to get financing for a s
we go off the fiscal cliff. 2013 comes. we go into recession. doesn't that hit corporate earnings, which, of course, has been the best part of this recovery anywhere? >> there's no question about that. i would contend that the market has probably already factored most of that in. when you can buy a number of stocks -- in the hodges small cap fund, we have a number of stocks trading below their growth rate. that's telling you that the market is not expecting good growth. when you can buy...
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on the fiscal cliff at this point. still. >> five days. >> you're not inclined to -- >> well, you know how i feel, though. i think it's crazy that here we are. they had 13 13 months to do this. now they have five days. these are all very important issues to america. >> ben, what do you make of this market? you're the hot handed trader right now. >> i'm still a buyer. you buy the dipts. if you want a protection, you had a great chance to buy the vix. >> because you think we're going to get a resolution? >> absolutely. >> what do you expect in terms of volume, in terms of this market? earlier, art cashin told us there were some stocks still to buy. >> it's a net imbalance to buy, but it's about $5 million in money rotation either side. but it's going to have an effect on every listed stock down here. expect a huge pop in volume that should add slightly to the bid on lifting this market late into the close. i would expect to see that. but, again, this is one of the days traders may live for. this is what traders live to s
on the fiscal cliff at this point. still. >> five days. >> you're not inclined to -- >> well, you know how i feel, though. i think it's crazy that here we are. they had 13 13 months to do this. now they have five days. these are all very important issues to america. >> ben, what do you make of this market? you're the hot handed trader right now. >> i'm still a buyer. you buy the dipts. if you want a protection, you had a great chance to buy the vix. >>...
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ben, what is your fiscal cliff strategy? what do you want to do with your money in the economy does go off the fiscal cliff? >> yeah, we were worried about that back in september, october. so even though we like the equity markets going into 2013, we wanted to hedge ourselves a little bit, so we took money out of equities. didn't just put it into cash. we put it into three areas we think are still good long term. one is we talk about emerging market equities, but i like emerging market debt. these monetary authorities are done tightening. they fought the inflationary problem that they had successfully. they're in hoed. yield curves could shift down. we stress doing it in local currency. the other areas are u.s. high yield, which i still think is valuable. we do think spreads will contract and emerging market equities as well. >> jordan, what about you? how are you preparing for what could be an eventuality where we go over the cliff and we've got to deal with higher taxes and a slower economy? a lot of people expecting reces
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cliff, the largest fiscal cliff, which according to cbo and to our own analysis would throw the economy into recession, i don't think the fed has the tools to offset that. that's why it is important for congress to address these fiscal issues soon. >> boom. that's where it was. you got that immediate market reaction. you were there. there was a reaction at the crowd too. >> everybody has agreed that was the one thing he said that was probably new information and market moving. and you saw the market move from down 17 on the dow to down 70 on the dow industrials pchl. >> just like that. how worried should investors be? let's find out on today's "closing bell" exchange. steve, are we making too much of this? you know, we know what kind of tools they have available. we know that monetary policy is often at odds with fiscal policy, right? >> with due respect, bill and maria, i think you are making too much of it. he said it before. i don't think there's been any expectation that given the size of the gdp hit that would come from the fiscal cliff, i would be surprised if the market really th
cliff, the largest fiscal cliff, which according to cbo and to our own analysis would throw the economy into recession, i don't think the fed has the tools to offset that. that's why it is important for congress to address these fiscal issues soon. >> boom. that's where it was. you got that immediate market reaction. you were there. there was a reaction at the crowd too. >> everybody has agreed that was the one thing he said that was probably new information and market moving. and...
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she's fired up about the fiscal cliff. she says congress has to rise above -- she's wearing one of our pins, ty and simon. we'll talk to her about what the implications are if congress does not rise above. all of that straight ahead. >>> but first, i'll throw it down to simon hobbs down at the nyse. >> hi, sue. one of the immediate implications of course is the way in which the market is behaving. the dow is at a five-month low, the s&p 500 at a four-month low. we have just begun to cut some of our earlier losses within the last few seconds. we've regained 1.350 quite cover the comfortably. kenny, you are worried here now for the afternoon. why? >> i am worried. we were struggling to hold on to 1,350. you can feel it's testy. if the news coming out of the mideast gets any worse as we proceed through the day, i think you'll see investors taking money off the table as the situation develops. >> it goes on day after day. >> it does, except the situation now in the mideast is all of a sudden really elevated to the top between
she's fired up about the fiscal cliff. she says congress has to rise above -- she's wearing one of our pins, ty and simon. we'll talk to her about what the implications are if congress does not rise above. all of that straight ahead. >>> but first, i'll throw it down to simon hobbs down at the nyse. >> hi, sue. one of the immediate implications of course is the way in which the market is behaving. the dow is at a five-month low, the s&p 500 at a four-month low. we have just...
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fiscal cliff and all of the other stuff. great story on the front page of wall street journal today talking about portfolio pumping. another example of investors thinking they're not getting a fair shake out of the stock market. >> larry, you call that complacency, don't you? >> that's right. i'm actually shocked that these investors appear to be asleep at the switch in light of the fiscal fiasco looming in less than a month. you would think investors saying their concerns would be running for the hills or at least buying portfolio protection to protect themselves against potential disaster. we see the vix very low. they're not taking the type of defensive, decisive action. if we get a downgrade and if this happens, it will be terrible for the market. that's what's potentially on the market, if we don't make a deal in washington. >> scott, let me ask you again how you want to allocate capital then in that environment. i know george young is with us again, joining the conversation. i want to ask you the same question. go ahea
fiscal cliff and all of the other stuff. great story on the front page of wall street journal today talking about portfolio pumping. another example of investors thinking they're not getting a fair shake out of the stock market. >> larry, you call that complacency, don't you? >> that's right. i'm actually shocked that these investors appear to be asleep at the switch in light of the fiscal fiasco looming in less than a month. you would think investors saying their concerns would be...
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cliff really a fiscal slope. if they come to a compromise the politicians in washington, both republicans and democrats are going to reduce the size of deficit reduction dramatically. my argument will be let's go right down that fiscal slope. let's raise the revenue and make the cuts that have to be made which nobody in washington is willing to make. and let's take a big bite out of the deficit and restore confidence to our markets. >> that's going to kill the economy. this is one of the things i agree with. >> it will not kill the economy. >> if you do those tax increases it will. >> i want to make sure. this is a little different point. i hear you on the fiscal cliff, howard. i appreciate respect of you as much as i may disagree. what's really at stake here, one of the things at stake here, steve moore, is the idea that changing taxes, for example raising tax rates on capital and dividend and private equity firms and individuals and small business, that that doesn't matter. and what i'm saying is, when you see
cliff really a fiscal slope. if they come to a compromise the politicians in washington, both republicans and democrats are going to reduce the size of deficit reduction dramatically. my argument will be let's go right down that fiscal slope. let's raise the revenue and make the cuts that have to be made which nobody in washington is willing to make. and let's take a big bite out of the deficit and restore confidence to our markets. >> that's going to kill the economy. this is one of the...
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you have to do things now to get ready for the fiscal cliff. >> the fiscal cliff is coming. you are very well advised to take the lump sum today. even before you do that it is important that you think about your security. for my wealthy families i manage a family office so that would include our lottery winner. we practice a stealth strategy. lifestyle, transitioning and humanity which is charity. all of those things are important. the first thing you should do if you win tomorrow is to not tell anyone. you don't want people to know. >> i have pondered this question. a lot of states require that you show up. it is very difficult to stay secret because they want a lot of publicity. what happens is if you are poor and you have a lot of friends and family who are poor they come to you for money. >> you can have a day or two before you show it. the first thing i advise people to do is contact a very reptutable security firm. they are going to make sure that you are relocated to a safe place. if you are not a celebrity already. >> you said security firm i thought you meant securi
you have to do things now to get ready for the fiscal cliff. >> the fiscal cliff is coming. you are very well advised to take the lump sum today. even before you do that it is important that you think about your security. for my wealthy families i manage a family office so that would include our lottery winner. we practice a stealth strategy. lifestyle, transitioning and humanity which is charity. all of those things are important. the first thing you should do if you win tomorrow is to...
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the road and push the fiscal cliff off. just like last august with the debt ceiling, it's going to get messy. i think we're going to be in a period of volatility. >> are we kidding ourself when is we say that europe is a big part of this decline because of the debt crisis? are we ignoring the fiscal cliff to some degree? >> i don't think we're ignoring it now. i think we were ignoring it for a good, long time. i'm not an optimist, but i'm a realist. i do believe there will be some sort of resolution. the fact is, these are real concerns. the market needs a good gut-wrenching down right now. >> we're getting it right now. down 100 points on the industrial average. so now we are setting lows for the session. now the s&p is below its 200-day moving average, which was at 1380 and change. you think we continue this tomorrow? we have one more day to go this week. >> if i'm somebody looking to get in, i'm looking at my portfolio. i'm looking at the dogs i've got. i'm thinking about maybe, you know, starting to get a little bit of
the road and push the fiscal cliff off. just like last august with the debt ceiling, it's going to get messy. i think we're going to be in a period of volatility. >> are we kidding ourself when is we say that europe is a big part of this decline because of the debt crisis? are we ignoring the fiscal cliff to some degree? >> i don't think we're ignoring it now. i think we were ignoring it for a good, long time. i'm not an optimist, but i'm a realist. i do believe there will be some...
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everybody here is focused on the fiscal cliff. coming up, i will talk to allen simpson and erskine bowles in an interview you cannot afford to miss. hope you join us 4:00 p.m. eastern. the co-founders of the fix the debt campaign, which many corporate leaders are backing. they'll tell us how they think washington can come together and reach a deal, bill. >> sure would be great to figure that out. maria, looking forward to that. i'm bill griffeth here at the new york stock exchange. markets continue to feel the sting of the uncertainty surrounding the fiscal cliff crisis. look at the dow, for example. it can't decide whether to go higher or lower today. it's been zigging and zaging all session today. down 42 points. that's about the midpoint of the range. the nasdaq is down 11 points, about 1/3 of a percent. the s&p 500 index also trading lower, down 3 1/3 points. some long-time traders may say the first and final hours of the trading day are the most important. since the market highs back on september 14th at the time that qe-3 wa
everybody here is focused on the fiscal cliff. coming up, i will talk to allen simpson and erskine bowles in an interview you cannot afford to miss. hope you join us 4:00 p.m. eastern. the co-founders of the fix the debt campaign, which many corporate leaders are backing. they'll tell us how they think washington can come together and reach a deal, bill. >> sure would be great to figure that out. maria, looking forward to that. i'm bill griffeth here at the new york stock exchange....
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prior to fiscal cliff. some would argue that companies are already pulling back and that the impact of the fiscal cliff is being felt now prior to discussions in anticipation of it. is there a scenario in which there could be a rating cut and we don't actually go over that cliff? >> potentially there could be. the fiscal cliff is not the only issue that needs to be addressed. even if it's possible to avoid the forthcoming fiscal cliff, you also need to put in place a credible deficit reduction plan. there needs to be a grand bargain across both sides of the divide to address the deficit and provide some certainty over tax and spending policies going forward. if the fiscal cliff is avoided but there is no credible deficit reduction plan put in place. then the rating will come down during the course of 2013. >> david, is it clear to you, we have a frame work called simp n simpson-bowles as you know. we have added firepower of ceos making this a pet issue. does it matter if corporate america says we're behind
prior to fiscal cliff. some would argue that companies are already pulling back and that the impact of the fiscal cliff is being felt now prior to discussions in anticipation of it. is there a scenario in which there could be a rating cut and we don't actually go over that cliff? >> potentially there could be. the fiscal cliff is not the only issue that needs to be addressed. even if it's possible to avoid the forthcoming fiscal cliff, you also need to put in place a credible deficit...
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as we said, we are about to go over the fiscal cliff. if a deal is not reached to avoid the fiscal cli by january 2nd, automatic domestic and military spending cuts will kick in and the pentagon will be forced to cut $9 million in spending. >> if lawmakers can't avoid the fiscal cliff, they may be able to avoid a different cliff, the dairy cliff. house and senate members appear likely to extend farm legislation for a year, a deal that would keep milk prices skyrocketing in january. we were worried about $6 gallon of milk. it could keep a decades old subsidy from coming back to life. the usda would be forced to buy milk at prices well above what farmers were getting now if the subsidy was revived. it could double the price of moib to $6.12 a gallon. >> markets have been reacting to each move on capitol hill, but obviously, things at this point are looking like the dow would open down by about 7.5 points. the dow is off 67 points and the nasdaq is down 14.75 points. all the surprised given the late hour that -- >> even if something doesn't
as we said, we are about to go over the fiscal cliff. if a deal is not reached to avoid the fiscal cli by january 2nd, automatic domestic and military spending cuts will kick in and the pentagon will be forced to cut $9 million in spending. >> if lawmakers can't avoid the fiscal cliff, they may be able to avoid a different cliff, the dairy cliff. house and senate members appear likely to extend farm legislation for a year, a deal that would keep milk prices skyrocketing in january. we...
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we're going over the fiscal cliff. will that coupled with obamacare kicking in sent your hospital bills through the roof? i'll talk with the head of one of the biggest hospital groups in the city. stay with us. back if a moment. [ male announcer ] this december, remember -- ♪ you can stay in and like something... ♪ [ car alarm deactivates ] ♪ ...or you can get out there with your family and actually like something. ♪ the lexus december to remember sales event is on, offering some of our best values of the year. this is the pursuit of perfection. since ameriprise financial was founded back in 1894, they've been committed to putting clients first. helping generations through tough times. good times. never taking a bailout. there when you need them. helping millions of americans over the centuries. the strength of a global financial leader. the heart of a one-to-one relationship. together for your future. ♪ well, having a ton of locations doesn't hurt. and a santa to boot! [ chuckles ] right, baby. oh, sir. that
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>> this week in the fiscal cliff. >> it's because of the fiscal cliff. >> going off the fiscal cliff. >> fiscal cliff. >> looming cliff. looming cliff, one of my favorites. >> you've been watching this week in the fiscal cliff. >> it's a surprise. that's why we are throwing our surprise party tonight. have i overdone this yet? fiscal cliff. we're having a birthday cake, surprise cake. it's one of those that has ice cream. cvs barely budged the day it reported. almost like someone took a knife and stuck it into the outside surprise party. talk about a party pooper. what are these, titanium balloons? inappropriate balloon moment there. [singing] hoveround takes me where i wanna go... where will it send me... one call to hoveround and you'll be singing too! pick up the phone and call hoveround, the premier power chair. hoveround makes it easier than any other power chair. hoveround is more maneuverable to get you through the tightest doors and hallways. more reliable. hoveround employees build your chair, deliver your chair, and will service your chair for as long as you own your chair.
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but they're being obscured by worries about the fiscal cliff. and that's why we're throwing our surprise party tonight here on "mad money" where i highlight companies that delivered upside surprises. but have been neglected, severely neglected. they've been overlooked. and they've actually seen their stocks go lower. and don't forget, i expect home depot, cisco, maybe even petsmart in a couple days to go lower because of how horrible this market is. the good people at bespoke investment group went through all the companies that reported in this earnings period and they tallied up every one that ran a very tight gauntlet, not unlike the one that clint ran in arizona. the company had to beat wall street's earnings estimates, had to beat the revenue estimates and had to give the guidance that beat the expectations of the analysts. tall triple play order. and you'd better believe this was not a long list. and most of the companies i still didn't like. but any company that makes it on here, it's doing well. we looked at this group of companies that h
but they're being obscured by worries about the fiscal cliff. and that's why we're throwing our surprise party tonight here on "mad money" where i highlight companies that delivered upside surprises. but have been neglected, severely neglected. they've been overlooked. and they've actually seen their stocks go lower. and don't forget, i expect home depot, cisco, maybe even petsmart in a couple days to go lower because of how horrible this market is. the good people at bespoke...
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the fiscal cliff, the deadline, and what it means. we'll look ahead, we'll look back, our all-star panel on the big news that hasn't happened yet. the preview of the big stories and trends for 2013. and then we will hit the highlight reel. my interviews with the most important, influential and interesting people of the past year. "the wall street journal report" begins right now. >> this is america's number one financial news program, "the wall street journal report." now, maria bartiromo. >> all that ahead, but first, here's phil griffith with the look at the stories making headlines this week. >> thanks, maria. here's what's making news as we are heading into a new week and new year on wall street. congress is working the weekend, attempting to avert some part of that $6 billion in automatic tax increases and the spending cuts that are set to kick in on january 1st. that fiscal cliff and its potential impact on our economy brought lawmakers from both houses to washington for last-minute negotiations. concerns about the cliff spooked
the fiscal cliff, the deadline, and what it means. we'll look ahead, we'll look back, our all-star panel on the big news that hasn't happened yet. the preview of the big stories and trends for 2013. and then we will hit the highlight reel. my interviews with the most important, influential and interesting people of the past year. "the wall street journal report" begins right now. >> this is america's number one financial news program, "the wall street journal report."...
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you still have the fiscal cliff coming up. you still have to get clarity on health care, on taxes, on regulations. are we going to get it? we're going to need the senate and the congress at the same time. but companies aren't going to hire until we get clarity on those four issues. so emotionally, people would think, well, if mitt becomes president, maybe we'll get clarity. if president obama stays in office, well, then, we'll have gridlock for the next four years so don't move your money. >> paul, how do you see it? how do you want to invest knowing what we know today? >> i think tomorrow's a telling reaction. if we're looking in the short term, i think the move we have tomorrow and on thursday probably continues through the next week or two. i do believe that i'll be counter to most in our field. i think if romney wins, and i've got my red elephant tie on, but i think if romney wins, we're going to see a 2% to 5% selloff by thanksgiving. i think if president obama's re-elected, we're going to have a much stronger rally in th
you still have the fiscal cliff coming up. you still have to get clarity on health care, on taxes, on regulations. are we going to get it? we're going to need the senate and the congress at the same time. but companies aren't going to hire until we get clarity on those four issues. so emotionally, people would think, well, if mitt becomes president, maybe we'll get clarity. if president obama stays in office, well, then, we'll have gridlock for the next four years so don't move your money....
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that's not even part of the fiscal cliff. that's in addition to the fiscal cliff. we're looking at an avalanche of regulations that were drawn up in the first four years of the obama administration, but then conveniently only beginning to be made public after the president's job was secure. his job is secure. now yours may not be, because hundreds of billions of dollars in regulatory costs are hitting the economy. look at what epa and others are doing. >> right. but grover, speaking of magicianship, you appear to be doing that right now. it looks like rates will increase. that technically is not a good thing for you and your pledge. >> it's a very bad thing for the economy, because what they're talking about is some -- allowing the rates to go back up, not just back up. remember, we go back -- the bush tax cuts disappear and you add the obama care tax increases. so they're taking the top rate not to 39.6, but to 43.4 for half of all small business income in the country. and people at high income earners of the united states. add to that the 35% corporate income tax
that's not even part of the fiscal cliff. that's in addition to the fiscal cliff. we're looking at an avalanche of regulations that were drawn up in the first four years of the obama administration, but then conveniently only beginning to be made public after the president's job was secure. his job is secure. now yours may not be, because hundreds of billions of dollars in regulatory costs are hitting the economy. look at what epa and others are doing. >> right. but grover, speaking of...
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after the fiscal cliff everything is fine. i think there's a reason for cautious optimism, but i don't think there's a reason to think it's going to go gang busters. >> we saw harry reid speak yesterday. the market moves when we see different comments out of washington. we saw it again today on this perception that was actually positive commentary. our bar has gotten pretty low. we see stocks move around a lot. what about interest rates? are they responding as much? >> well, perfect question. look at the chart. here's a chart of today's treasury action against the equity market. indeed, other than around 1:00 eastern after the auction, they've been correlating. stocks go up, rates go up. stocks go down, rates go down. we're trading on pr. if the premise of this exchange is should we trade on headlines, if you're a day trader who understands once you make a trade and the air is gone out of the person you trade it with, that's the only realism that is there. pr doesn't move markets more than the short term. most of the people i
after the fiscal cliff everything is fine. i think there's a reason for cautious optimism, but i don't think there's a reason to think it's going to go gang busters. >> we saw harry reid speak yesterday. the market moves when we see different comments out of washington. we saw it again today on this perception that was actually positive commentary. our bar has gotten pretty low. we see stocks move around a lot. what about interest rates? are they responding as much? >> well, perfect...
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>>> the clock is running out on the fiscal cliff. i'll talk to the former cabinet secretary who says going over the cliff is better than getting a bad deal. >>> the auto industry is back. what it's doing right in a soft economy? we'll find out what's driving profitability. >>> curtain's up on the billion dollar woman who made the lion roar, julie taymor. >> we never had a complaint about it. >> "the wall street journal report" begins right now. now, maria bartiromo. >> here's a look at what's making news. some surprisingly good news about america's economy. the labor department says 146,000 new jobs were created in the month of november. much better than economist's expectations. the unemployment rate dropped two tenth of a% at 7.7%. the labor department also says superstorm sandy had little effect on those numbers. >>> the markets continued their familiar pattern of following the latest word or words or hopes on fiscal cliff. no major moves during the week but several times the market ran out of steam to the end of the trading sessi
>>> the clock is running out on the fiscal cliff. i'll talk to the former cabinet secretary who says going over the cliff is better than getting a bad deal. >>> the auto industry is back. what it's doing right in a soft economy? we'll find out what's driving profitability. >>> curtain's up on the billion dollar woman who made the lion roar, julie taymor. >> we never had a complaint about it. >> "the wall street journal report" begins right now....
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play the fiscal cliff at 5:00 . meanwhile, "mad money" with jim cramer starts right now. >>> i'm jim cramer, and welcome to my world. >> you need to get in the game. >> firms going to go out of business and he's nuts! they're nuts! they know nothing! >> i always like to say there's a bull market somewhere, and i promise -- >> "mad money." you can't afford to miss it. >> hey, i'm cramer. welcome to "mad money." welcome to cramerica. other people want to make friends. i just don't want you to lose money. my job is not just to entertain but to educate. so call me at 1-800-743-cnbc. [ ticking ] the clock, it is ticking. the time bomb looms. so perhaps it's time to figure out where all that money's going to go until the politicians rise above partisanship. and come up with a compromise before we go over the fiscal cliff. that's what i found myself thinking about while i watched the president's defiant press conference today. the only real takeaway is that we're nowhere near a deal. hence why the market nose dived. dow pl
play the fiscal cliff at 5:00 . meanwhile, "mad money" with jim cramer starts right now. >>> i'm jim cramer, and welcome to my world. >> you need to get in the game. >> firms going to go out of business and he's nuts! they're nuts! they know nothing! >> i always like to say there's a bull market somewhere, and i promise -- >> "mad money." you can't afford to miss it. >> hey, i'm cramer. welcome to "mad money." welcome to...
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and how about the fiscal cliff? ceo duncan niederauer among the ceos in the fix the debt commission. he's later on the "closing bell." stay with us. i was downstairs making coffee, and we heard it. it just came crashing through the roof, out of nowhere. what is it? it's our ira. any idea what coulda caused this? maybe. i just sorta threw a little money here, a little money there. and i loaded up on something my dentist told me was hot. yeah. ♪ having you ship my gifts couldn't be easier. well, having a ton of locations doesn't hurt. and my daughter loves the santa. oh, ah sir. that is a customer. let's not tell mom. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. fedex office. >>> shares of activision a bit lower today despite the launch of what many believe will be the biggest video game of all time. namely "call of duty: black ops 2." julia boorstin is here with more. >> that's right. it's expected to be not only the biggest joid game of the holiday season but also the biggest video game of the entire year and
and how about the fiscal cliff? ceo duncan niederauer among the ceos in the fix the debt commission. he's later on the "closing bell." stay with us. i was downstairs making coffee, and we heard it. it just came crashing through the roof, out of nowhere. what is it? it's our ira. any idea what coulda caused this? maybe. i just sorta threw a little money here, a little money there. and i loaded up on something my dentist told me was hot. yeah. ♪ having you ship my gifts couldn't be...
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fiscal cliff, obviously dominant on the scene. no major events, as i see them scheduled those there will be some of the joint committee in congress on thursday, talks about some of the outcomes, should we go over fiscal cliff. and then looking beyond that, really, it's really about the euro zone and keep an eye out. we have meetings going on wednesday, thursday, friday. >> got it. chad, what about you? >> bill and mandy, three things to watch for tomorrow. as your previous guest said, wholesale inventory number. you have to watch that, if you start to see a long-term trend where the companies are building inventories, that's something more ominous to the economy. the small business index coming out tomorrow. that, of course, should show a gradual increase in its pace. and the federal reserve is starting their meetings tomorrow, so, for wednesday, we're expecting an additional $40 billion every month of additional treasury purchases to take place on the operation twist. >> jennifer, 30 seconds. what do you see tomorrow? >> yeah, we
fiscal cliff, obviously dominant on the scene. no major events, as i see them scheduled those there will be some of the joint committee in congress on thursday, talks about some of the outcomes, should we go over fiscal cliff. and then looking beyond that, really, it's really about the euro zone and keep an eye out. we have meetings going on wednesday, thursday, friday. >> got it. chad, what about you? >> bill and mandy, three things to watch for tomorrow. as your previous guest...
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we've got half of the fiscal cliff dealt with. i think the market is reacting in an appropriate fashion. because we're halfway home. we've seen that there is middle ground between both sides of this argument, that we can get something done here. so i think what's happening now, pent-up demand for stocks, coming back into the market. we're seeing that again today. we're also going to have to listen to things, the sequestration cliff is the next thing we have to deal with, along with the debt ceiling. i think we'll be talking about over the next two months until we resolve that. >> jack, i would argue maybe we're a third home, or something to that effect, because the more vitriolic debate will be over the debt ceiling, and spending cuts, won't it? already both sides have dug in their heels and said, you know what, we're essentially not going to negotiate. each side wants something and they don't seem at this point to want to give in, given the compromise they've made on taxes. >> it reminds me of the beach boys song, let's have fun,
we've got half of the fiscal cliff dealt with. i think the market is reacting in an appropriate fashion. because we're halfway home. we've seen that there is middle ground between both sides of this argument, that we can get something done here. so i think what's happening now, pent-up demand for stocks, coming back into the market. we're seeing that again today. we're also going to have to listen to things, the sequestration cliff is the next thing we have to deal with, along with the debt...
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and we've got this fiscal cliff, which will force action. i think they are pretty pitch saying the same thing. both of them are saying we have to have revenue. the president says, look, i want that revenue to be real. the only way i don't know fknow real for sure it to raise the tax rate. the speaker is saying there's a better way to do it. that's by reducing the spending in the tax code. i think he's probably willing to confine it to the top 2%. what we have to do is find that middle ground where we make sure so the president knows that we're going to get that money but we're going to get it in the most productive, economic way we can. >> the speaker's point is you don't want to be raising tax rates now at such a fragile time in the economy. we've already watched the stock market sell off, you know, 5% in the last week because of this uncertainty over where their tax rates are going. >> i am really worried that we won't get to a deal. i know we can get to a deal. i know how to get to the deal. we get there by taking some of the money from r
and we've got this fiscal cliff, which will force action. i think they are pretty pitch saying the same thing. both of them are saying we have to have revenue. the president says, look, i want that revenue to be real. the only way i don't know fknow real for sure it to raise the tax rate. the speaker is saying there's a better way to do it. that's by reducing the spending in the tax code. i think he's probably willing to confine it to the top 2%. what we have to do is find that middle ground...
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one, going off the fiscal cliff. two, if we were to use the debt ceiling and push it too far instead of using it as a reminder we need to make changes but threatening too far so it disrupts markets, and, three, failing to put in place a major comprehensive debt deal, so are you seeing a tense negotiation around a lot of land mines basically that could be used as leverage, but if we push any of them too far we can really damage the country. and i think that's why we're all feeling nervous right now. we know this is an incredibly tense negotiation, the stakes are high and the politics of this is challenging, but there's a real danger by pushing any of these issues too far. we need to focus on bringing everybody to the table and focusing on issues that will fix the debt, structural reform, entitlement reform, reining in our spending, finding a bipartisan solution and getting a solution as quickly as possible so we don't have to threaten ourselves with things like cliffs, debt ceilings and defaults. >> i thought this was
one, going off the fiscal cliff. two, if we were to use the debt ceiling and push it too far instead of using it as a reminder we need to make changes but threatening too far so it disrupts markets, and, three, failing to put in place a major comprehensive debt deal, so are you seeing a tense negotiation around a lot of land mines basically that could be used as leverage, but if we push any of them too far we can really damage the country. and i think that's why we're all feeling nervous right...
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can they get it together and fix the fiscal cliff? plus, the latest on sandy's recovery and the coming storm and all the stock news you need to know. yes, mandy there is stock news today. >> indeed there is. well, let's get to the markets, the dow is on track for a second day in the sun today and if the dow's gain exceeds 136 points at the close it is doing that right now, by the way, it will be the dow's biggest point gain since september 13th. as for the s & p 500 now up for the fourth time in five day none of the major averages have had winning streaks as long as three days in about three weeks. by the way, the s & p 500 rallied 67% since president obama took office. take a look at the nasdaq, also higher, on the last election day, november 4, 2008 you can the nasdaq gaped 3.1%. the dow, 3.3% and the s & p, 4.1%. get down to bob pisani you the floor of the new york stock exchange. bob what are the markets telling us about what is happening with the election? >> i see a classic risk-on trade that doesn't necessarily favor either can
can they get it together and fix the fiscal cliff? plus, the latest on sandy's recovery and the coming storm and all the stock news you need to know. yes, mandy there is stock news today. >> indeed there is. well, let's get to the markets, the dow is on track for a second day in the sun today and if the dow's gain exceeds 136 points at the close it is doing that right now, by the way, it will be the dow's biggest point gain since september 13th. as for the s & p 500 now up for the...
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once we get some clarity on the fiscal cliff. you know, i think embedded in our view is the idea that we're not going to be falling off a fiscal cliff. that we're going to find some compromise. again, i'd just say that the corporate credit market is not showing as much distress about this as the equity markets are. >> i like that optimism, tom. i'll send you this pin that says, rise above. thanks for joining us. >> thanks for having me. >> i meant financials and energy. i didn't mean to throw coal at you. >> got it. okay. >>> let's check back with bertha. >> speaking of coal, that was actually a big part of that cnbc romney portfolio. they gained about 12% on average for the sector during his run, following his mentioning coal and his good performance in that first debate but, boy, they are getting hit hard today. alpha natural, peabody, they are off double percentages as they come off of the lows. michelle? >> let's trade this. does anybody see opportunity in these poll stocks today think this is overdone? >> i do. >> i don't li
once we get some clarity on the fiscal cliff. you know, i think embedded in our view is the idea that we're not going to be falling off a fiscal cliff. that we're going to find some compromise. again, i'd just say that the corporate credit market is not showing as much distress about this as the equity markets are. >> i like that optimism, tom. i'll send you this pin that says, rise above. thanks for joining us. >> thanks for having me. >> i meant financials and energy. i...
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you've got the fiscal cliff. more importantly, you have a fiscal abyss, which is what do we do going forward. >> $16 trillion in debt. >> how do we make sure that the united states continues to have a growing and vibrant economy? i think that simpson-bowles gave a good blueprint for what we need to do there where everybody shared and sacrificed what with to do. both taxes and tax rates went up. spending got reduced. so i think we're at a point now in our country we just had an election, people are aware of these problems. they expect elected officials in washington, including the president of the united states to compromise and work together to come up with a solution. >> you have to operate your business regardless of what's going on in the world. you as a businessman, how are you dealing with this? do you need to resize the business, do something different in terms of facing the new reality where you are going to see tax rates go higher, you are going to see a heavy regulatory environment? what are you doing di
you've got the fiscal cliff. more importantly, you have a fiscal abyss, which is what do we do going forward. >> $16 trillion in debt. >> how do we make sure that the united states continues to have a growing and vibrant economy? i think that simpson-bowles gave a good blueprint for what we need to do there where everybody shared and sacrificed what with to do. both taxes and tax rates went up. spending got reduced. so i think we're at a point now in our country we just had an...
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fiscal cliff, tax issues. everybody on the investor side of course trying to get around some of these potential tax hikes. remember, no matter what a lot of these nonpartisan groups say like office of budget and management or any of them in the real world taxes make people's behavior change. now, if you look at the currency side of the equation, the yen is the big trade everyone is discussing on this floor today. look at a 24-hour chart. the dollar is skyrocketing. what does it mean on the bigger picture a year-to-date chart of the dollar/yen reveals we're close to breakout on the dollar/yen. a big bright spot impacting dollar index. jim, back to you. >> thank you, rick. it's interesting to see a dollar versus yen versus fxe. let's check out latest news on energy and go to bertha coombs at the nimax. >> good morning, jim. a little bit of a weaker dollar helping out the energy complex though we're watching wti. we'll not get inventory numbers today because of the veterans day holiday. won't get those numbers un
fiscal cliff, tax issues. everybody on the investor side of course trying to get around some of these potential tax hikes. remember, no matter what a lot of these nonpartisan groups say like office of budget and management or any of them in the real world taxes make people's behavior change. now, if you look at the currency side of the equation, the yen is the big trade everyone is discussing on this floor today. look at a 24-hour chart. the dollar is skyrocketing. what does it mean on the...
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>> this week in the fiscal cliff. >> it's because of the fiscal cliff. >> going off the fiscal cliff. >> fiscal cliff. >> looming cliff. looming cliff, one of my favorites. >> you've been watching this week in the fiscal cliff. >> it's a surprise. that's why we are throwing our surprise party tonight. have i overdone this yet? fiscal cliff. we're having a birthday cake, surprise cake. it's one of those that has ice cream. cvs barely budged the day it reported. almost like someone took a knife and stuck it into the outside surprise party. talk about a party pooper. what are these titanium balloons? inappropriate balloon moment there. scuba diving the great barrier reef with sharks, or jumping into the market, he goes with people he trusts, which is why he trades with a company that doesn't nickel and dime him with hidden fees. so he can worry about other things, like what the market is doing and being ready, no matter what happens, which isn't rocket science. it's just common sense, from td ameritrade. if we want to improve science. our schools... ... what should we invest in? maybe ne
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are they worried that if indeed we get close to the fiscal cliff or we go over the fiscal cliff that that will affect their businesses? >> well, for us, we primarily focus on working with small, medium size businesses. fiscal cliffs and politics don't come up much in our conversations. we focus on creating customer unique rewards. i think businesses know from a consumer standpoint, it's greater than 90% are disposable income is spent within a couple of miles of your home. focusing on local, helping businesses retain customers an drive frequency in their local markets can really help drive through any potential impact of a fiscal cliff. >> jeff, what are you hearing in the valley about the fiscal cliff, how concerned are the other people that you talk to, the inknow vnovators out there, are millionaires, billionaires and many of whom are trying to start new businesses in the valley. >> you know, the perception is more about -- the talk is more about the potential impact on business and allowing -- not taking action to address this issue and letting it expire is bad for business. every
are they worried that if indeed we get close to the fiscal cliff or we go over the fiscal cliff that that will affect their businesses? >> well, for us, we primarily focus on working with small, medium size businesses. fiscal cliffs and politics don't come up much in our conversations. we focus on creating customer unique rewards. i think businesses know from a consumer standpoint, it's greater than 90% are disposable income is spent within a couple of miles of your home. focusing on...
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of the fiscal cliff on the markets. why? >> first of all, i don't think we'll go over the cliff. i think it's a lower probability we will not rather than we will. here's where i think you need to position a portfolio strategy. i don't think the market is priced in if we go over the cliff. what you need to do is be in risk assets, if this makes sense, more defense risk assets. dividend payers, technology, even overseas, emerging markets. china looks like it's finally starting to recover because the bottom line is, even if we don't go over the fiscal cliff, we'll still have a very, very slow growth environment for a period of time. you have to hedge both sides. don't get too optimistic but don't escape from the market completely because you could miss a rally up. >> mary, this dominates trading, doesn't it, the discussion about fiscal cliff? how much is it driving averages on every given day? >> it does. if you read the notes, you talk to traders, it's one of the first things they talk about every day. any headline you se
of the fiscal cliff on the markets. why? >> first of all, i don't think we'll go over the cliff. i think it's a lower probability we will not rather than we will. here's where i think you need to position a portfolio strategy. i don't think the market is priced in if we go over the cliff. what you need to do is be in risk assets, if this makes sense, more defense risk assets. dividend payers, technology, even overseas, emerging markets. china looks like it's finally starting to recover...
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things like the fiscal cliff. but remember, if you're not worried about the outcome, then it's not worth fighting for. come back, top of the hour. [ female announcer ] e-trade technology can help make you a better investor. our e-trade 360 investing dashboard shows you where your money is, live. e-trade pro is so usable you'll actually use it. and our apps are the ultimate in mobile investing. become a better inves at e-trade. >>> former fund manager matthew martoma was arrested yesterday. profits that add up to about $276 million. that from insider trading, says the government. joining us now, richard harwell, who presided over the trial, judge, you know, of course, many people are focused as they should be, on steven cohen. the man who founded sac. 9 billion of the assets are his. there are calls between mr. mar toe ma and cohen that the government tells us have taken place. we assume it's mr. cohen judging from the hedge fund's leader, founder, owner. what is the government in your opinion going to do here if t
things like the fiscal cliff. but remember, if you're not worried about the outcome, then it's not worth fighting for. come back, top of the hour. [ female announcer ] e-trade technology can help make you a better investor. our e-trade 360 investing dashboard shows you where your money is, live. e-trade pro is so usable you'll actually use it. and our apps are the ultimate in mobile investing. become a better inves at e-trade. >>> former fund manager matthew martoma was arrested...
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the fiscal cliff and itself? if we can't figure out something between now and then, then we go to -- >> sequestration wasn't enough. >> neither side wants simpson/bowles deep down. hep doesn't want it and neither does -- >> the impediment to implementing mark's plan is a complete no on raising revenue. mark's for raising revenue. if the republicans agree to raise revenue, the president -- >> you've given a complete no going 28% on the marginal rate. >> would you go to 28% if it raised revenue? if we got rid of the deductions and average effective tax rate goes up? >> well, depends on what the distribution of that is. >> no different than it is today. >> well, if it's no different than it is today. >> yep. >> i'd probably be for that. but as i think we learned when romney put his plan on the table, that's not what happens. you can't get to 28% -- >> yeah, but romney didn't endorse simpson/bowles. >> but, joe, it's not just taxes. what is obama willing -- what is obama willing to do on entitlement reform? >> i agre
the fiscal cliff and itself? if we can't figure out something between now and then, then we go to -- >> sequestration wasn't enough. >> neither side wants simpson/bowles deep down. hep doesn't want it and neither does -- >> the impediment to implementing mark's plan is a complete no on raising revenue. mark's for raising revenue. if the republicans agree to raise revenue, the president -- >> you've given a complete no going 28% on the marginal rate. >> would you go...
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>> it might be the fiscal cliff. one of the interesting trends we've seen in the last few months was business spending was taking a hit as companies scaled back their expansion plans, worried that we might be heading into ae investigation in 2013 because of the fiscal cliff. but we didn't see similar behavior on the part of consumers. what you're seeing now might be a sign that consumers have, in fact, begun to react to some of the evidence in the air, that things will be rough in the coming year. so i think what we see from the consumer confidence numbers out later today in the united states will be interesting in that regard. now, the one word of caution i would put in here is a lot of these informal retail surveys such as by the shopping center's association, they often don't line up well with the official numbers that we get from the u.s. government. >> so true. we also can look at the difference and say, well, maybe holiday discretionary spending wasn't as strong, but retail spending generally held up okay. mayb
>> it might be the fiscal cliff. one of the interesting trends we've seen in the last few months was business spending was taking a hit as companies scaled back their expansion plans, worried that we might be heading into ae investigation in 2013 because of the fiscal cliff. but we didn't see similar behavior on the part of consumers. what you're seeing now might be a sign that consumers have, in fact, begun to react to some of the evidence in the air, that things will be rough in the...
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. >>> up next, tick tock on the fiscal cliff. president obama and house speaker john boehner meeting at the white house just minutes from now. my thoughts on the talks, the fed, and that cliff hanger, right after this. let's give thanks - for an idea. a grand idea called america. the idea that if you work hard, if you have a dream, if you work with your neighbors... you can do most anything. this led to other ideas like liberty and rock 'n' roll. to free markets, free enterprise, and free refills. it put a man on the moon and a phone in your pocket. our country's gone through a lot over the centuries and a half. but this idea isn't fragile. when times get tough, it rallies us as one. every day, more people believe in the american idea and when they do, the dream comes true. we're grateful to be a part of it. wooohooo....hahaahahaha! oh...there you go. wooohooo....hahaahahaha! i'm gonna stand up to her! no you're not. i know. you know ronny folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico sure are happy. how happy are they ji
. >>> up next, tick tock on the fiscal cliff. president obama and house speaker john boehner meeting at the white house just minutes from now. my thoughts on the talks, the fed, and that cliff hanger, right after this. let's give thanks - for an idea. a grand idea called america. the idea that if you work hard, if you have a dream, if you work with your neighbors... you can do most anything. this led to other ideas like liberty and rock 'n' roll. to free markets, free enterprise, and...
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we call this fiscal cliff investing. bertha coombs joins us with the potential winners and losers in how investors can play all this with a fiscal cliff portfolio. >> and they've been doing it already. if the president and congress fail to reach a deal on the fiscal cliff the expectation is that stocks will be the big loser. defense stocks in particular with a prospect of massive budget cuts starting january 1st. now, they've been hard hit since the election, turning around a bit today. cnbc looked at a portfolio of etfs that correlate with the moves in the market on the fear of hitting fiscal cliffs in particular sectors, including etfs that short stocks, negative bets on the market, like the ultrashort s&p eft. down all year, its been a gainer since the election. consumer shorts, technologies, financials have been gainers since the election, until today. with more conciliatory talk coming from the white house and congressional leaders over the weekend, investors are showing more optimism maybe we will avoid the cliff.
we call this fiscal cliff investing. bertha coombs joins us with the potential winners and losers in how investors can play all this with a fiscal cliff portfolio. >> and they've been doing it already. if the president and congress fail to reach a deal on the fiscal cliff the expectation is that stocks will be the big loser. defense stocks in particular with a prospect of massive budget cuts starting january 1st. now, they've been hard hit since the election, turning around a bit today....
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cliff. >> well, i don't think you can trade around the fiscal cliff. if you have cash and plenty of people have cash on the sidelines and you do get that sharp selloff because congress cannot avert the fiscal cliff and we fall over in the new year, take advantage of it and get into the market because it will be a terrific buying opportunity. >> should i be waiting though for the buying opportunity? in other words, we know capital gains taxes will be higher next year. should i be trying to get out of my winners and look for a market selloff to get back in? >> well, look, if you haven't taken gains this year, you should take more than you're normally accustomed to. i think that's a no-brainer, and if you want to -- if you want to wait for that buying opportunity, you're taking risk because if congress and the white house can get that settlement you're looking at a much higher market from here. >> okay. >> but, again, selloffs should not be a time to panic. it should be a time to commit capital, a great buying opportunity. >> that's what you're doing, han
cliff. >> well, i don't think you can trade around the fiscal cliff. if you have cash and plenty of people have cash on the sidelines and you do get that sharp selloff because congress cannot avert the fiscal cliff and we fall over in the new year, take advantage of it and get into the market because it will be a terrific buying opportunity. >> should i be waiting though for the buying opportunity? in other words, we know capital gains taxes will be higher next year. should i be...